French Fight To Free Homeland
French troops commanded by desertees join Allied forces in France for the first time since the invasion. The Second French Armor Division, many North Africa veterans, arrive on the Normandy coast late July amid celebrations, dances, and portraits of De Gaulle. Their march from Lake Chad and raids against Rommel’s Libya forces highlighted a long training period in Britain before joining the Eighth Army in North Africa.
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Jacques Lectete
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Lake Chad
Rommel
Libya
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Tripoli
Tunisie
Citizenship Court Held at Battlefront in New Guinea
Sixty American combat troops along the New Guinea perimeter came out of fox holes to be naturalized. Dr Henry B. Hazard of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service administered the oath about 1,000 yards behind the firing line as Royal Australian Air Force provided air cover. After the oath the new citizens returned to their foxholes and rear guard positions.
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Royal Australian Air Force
Nazi Red Cross Insignia Spotted on German Armor
A Canadian Broad. Corp. report quoted Army correspondent Herbert that German forces in retreat through France have marked armored cars self propelled guns and other transport with Red Cross symbols. The broadcast said this violated international law.
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Canadian Broadcasting Corp
France
Bhi Herbert
Snowslide Claims 87 in Chile Copper Town Disaster
A snowslide last Tuesday wrecked buildings in Seweil, the copper mining town near Santiago, killing and injuring residents. Authorities report 87 bodies recovered, with rescue operations continuing as search teams scour the debris for missing workers and survivors.
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Maine Ingredient Missing in Victory Recipe
Hattie?burg, Misa report details Mrs Leggett claiming Maine will collect soil from past battles as part of a victory souvenir program. Admiral Nimitz reportedly endorsed planting soil from conquered lands on U S soil. Leggett says Maine remains resistant and refuses to accept a state bag for soil samples.
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Allied Trap Onslaught At Front Delays Paris Advance
Reports describe German retreat into a shrinking pocket near Le Mans and Caen as Allied forces press from the west, south, and north. Von Kluge redeploys divisions using bicycles and farm wagons amid hedgerow battles and stiff German resistance.
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U S Britain Agree on Peace Plans in talks delay
Washington and London announced general agreement with Moscow on new world security proposals. Cadogan said Russians sent a document for pre conference study as talks on a global organization were postponed a week. The plan envisions a world assembly a world court and power sharing, with no international police force.
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Allies Prepare To Sign Civil Authority for French Territories
Britain and the United States move to finalize oral agreements for civil administration of French territories by the French committee. The draft accords, coordinated by the Allied powers, will be signed in France by General Eisenhower and Foreign Secretary Eden. The arrangement is military level and not a formal treaty, avoiding Senate ratification and political commitment.
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Unitates
Britain
Baca
France
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Anthony Eden
Swim Suits Come In Gay Styles
Women and girls show bold swimwear trends for summer leisure. Two piece bras in bright colors, knitted suits in deep red or navy with white edges, and printed silk or wool options appear popular. Play suits gain home use for warm weather chores and porch entertaining, with casual accessories and bright jewelry completing outfits.
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Long Beach
British Make Slight Gains In Italy
British Eighth Army pressed toward the Adriatic, taking Frenione on the north bank of the Cezzane River, 27 miles from the sea, as Allied forces shifted to relief of Florence. Motor convoys delivered food water and anti typhus supplies to the historic city amid ongoing occupation governance and sporadic shooting.
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Adriatic
Galy
Reve
Moustain
Frenione
Cezane
Alved
Florence
Italian Prisoners Battle Brush Fires at Pine Camp
Between 700 and 900 members of Italian prisoner of war service units at Pine Camp assisted in battling four brush and forest fires in the past ten days. Col. L. BR. Clement, past commander, disclosed yesterday.
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L. BR. Clement
Yestürdar
State Shortage Of Skilled Help Seen After War
Paul Smiths 21 After the war, more than many skilled trades face labor shortages in New York State. Everett Jenkins, assistant chief of the federal apprentice training service, said apprentices will be needed to fill thousands of skilled jobs in building trades. The decline began more than a decade before World War II.
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Women Choose Hair to Show Individual Style in Modern Era
An era of rampant styles sees women tailoring hair to personality with options from flat-tops to pompadours and long bobs. The piece notes independence reflected in hair choices, warns about factory dangers of long hair, and offers fall trends plus tips on washing and hair cleanliness.
Parasol Mode Leads Postwar Summer Fashion
Fashion notes describe the return of sun-tanned looks and seamless stockings, with parasol mode rising as a postwar feminine trend. High hats, spotty patterns, and coordinated parasols, bags, gloves, and accessories appear in ginghams and ta ffetas. White sandals and all-white outfits dominate vacation and town wear with green or brown suits and white accessories.
Russians Outline Peace Plan For Postwar Security
Washington notes intense interest in a Russian proposal published in Lenin grad magazine Zvezda urging a postwar world order led by great powers. It calls for an agency backed by major powers to enforce peace and deter aggression, reflecting Soviet security thinking ahead of Dumbarton Oaks talks.
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Army Studies Storing Of Powder Under Water
Postwar study by Col Wyell Leened at Raritan Arsenal on underwater storage of smokeless powder. Boxes of reference powders are sunk near Picatinny Lake with holes drilled to allow water coverage. Samples tested for chemical stability to prevent decay and unauthorized access.
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Ration Board Duped By Officious Thief
A man with a briefcase entered the Lancaster ration board office and moved behind the counter, leading clerks to mistake him for an official. Moments later 3,500 EB gasoline stamps worth 37,500 gallons were discovered missing as the man allegedly slipped the coupons into his briefcase.
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Lancaster Ration Board
Harold Shirker
Allied Bombs Hit German Command Posts and General
Allied bombs struck seventy German headquarters and are reported to have killed at least one German general, Maj. Gen. Ritter von Elber von Bowmans. The general and several officers were found buried in a common grave near a German HQ south of Caen, alongside other officers and NCOs.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
Ritter von Elber von Bowmans
Caen
Capture of 300 Nazis Made by U S Air Group
Ninth U S Air Force headquarters reports an airborne thrust near landhog and without loss strafed a road where a small group of enemy tried to flee waving white flags. Ground troops then engaged and about 200 Germans were killed or captured with several hundred routed. Units under Col Hoh i Delashaw participated from Fort An airborne.
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San Antonio
Philadelphia Striker Penalized in War Labor Dispute
Thomas Quigley, father of two, is among eight discharged Philadelphia Transportation Co workers blacklisted by the Army for alleged noncompliance. The War Department considers his case for action as regional officials await the Army file while Quigley could work in domestic or freight roles under wage stabilization programs. Separate geological note mentions ancient rocks found in the Grand Canyon in Asia Minor.
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Prmp Hayes
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